Crate



Patented J une 12, Y 1928.

NUNITED :stares EDWARD n. :Bnonrxonn AND AUGUST ci :snonrnonn or EDGELEY, NORTH DAKOTA. n

erstem, Noli-#Fica cnnrn. i

Application and July e, 192e. ser-iai no. 121,312.

Our invention relates `to crates. While intended more particularly for use as an egg crate, it will be understood that the crate may be used for other purposes. An ob]ect of the invention is to provide a strong and durable crate which may be used repeatedly. It is customary to provide crates with covers which are nailed in place. The removal of such covers frequently damages the crate 1o to such an extent that it is not suitable for re-use. A special object, therefore, of our invention is to provide means for securing the cover in place on the crate in such manner that the removal of the cover will not injure the crate including the cover.

The :full objects and advantages of` o ur invention will appear in connection with the detailed description thereof, and the novel features of our inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate our invention in two dilerent forms, I t

Fig. 1 1s a side elevational view of one form of the device. Fig. 2 is a view thereof in central vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a side elevational view. Fig. 5 isa view in horizontal cross section on the line 5-5 of Fig.

2. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in section on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a View of a modified form in central vertical longitudinal section.

Referring to the construction shown in the drawings, and iirst more particularly to the form shown in Figs. 1 to 6, the numeral 10 designates the two side members of the crate. Each of the two end members of the crate includes a frame which consists of up-` per and lower bars 12 and 14, two vertical bars 16 and additional upper and lower bars 18 and 20 placed outside of and upon the bars 12 and 14 respectively. The end wall is completed by a sheet metal member having a body portion 22 located inside the frame. This body portion is bent at its two sides to produce outwardly turned flanges 24 and inwardly turned anges 26 spaced from each other the proper distance to receive the ends of the side members 10 as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 5. The body portion 22 at its lower end is bent to produce an outwardly Vextending flange 28 and an inwardly extending iiange 30 to receive the end of a bottom crate member 32 as will be understood from Figs. 2 and 5.

`from Figs. 1

` held from .tionl may be used The i ends oli` the fiange 80 `are preferably turned upwardly as indicated at 34 in Figs. 4 and 5 and the sides and ends are secured in place by nails 36, it being understood that the bottom 32 is similarly secured. The body portion 22 at its upper end is bent to produce an outwardly extending flange 38 and an inwardly extending flange 40 to receiveV the end of a cover member 42 and the rear end of the flange 40 is preferably turned downwardly and secured as indi# cated at 44. The front end of the flange 40 is not turned downwardlvY in order that slideways may be provided which are open at the front. It will, therefore, be apparent and 5 that the cover may be slid into place at both of its ends between the flanges 38 and 40. The cover is then sliding out by suitable fasteners such as screws 46 shown in Fig. 3, and if vided so that the cover cannot be removed desired fasteners with seals 48 may be prowithout breakin@ the seals. It is often desirable to provide the crate with a transverse vertical partition such as the partition 50. In order to secure the partition,

U-shaped metal strips 52 are secured inside the side walls 10 for receiving the ends of the partition. The strips 52 are preferably left with projecting ends 54 which are turned down outside the wall 10 and secured in place'. The construction thus far described involves a special construction of crate which is very strong and durable and which'may be used over and over since the cover maybe readily removed without causing the damage to the crate including the cover which results from removing a cover nailed in place in the usualmanner.

shows how the cover feature of our invenwith the existing form of crate. lMetal strips 56 are secured to the tops of the end members E on the inner Vside thereof. Each of these strips is bent vertical frame obers and .overlapping said metal members members, rectangular fsheet 4secured crate,

i gins being'A bent into outwardly and inwardly extendinglanges spaced from each other, to receive the margins ofthe sides, bottom,l and cover of `the crate, theilanges at the top and bottomV being longer than. the

` 10 flanges` atthe sides sofasto extend-to the to said frame members Within the J said metal `members at theirfour maryi l Y A Vably in place in order that it be slid in itsreceiving flanges.

outer surface of said additional upper and lower frame members, means for securing said sides and'bottom permanently in place, andl means, for securing saidvcovenremoy- In testimony whereof We hereunto afzr our signatures` Y. n

A EDWARD A.' BRODTKORB. 

